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In addition to his jail term, Ortega-Hernandez was ordered to pay $94,000 in restitution for damage done to the White House by his attack. He faces five years of supervised release when he leaves prison.

"This man drove cross-country to launch an assault rifle attack on the White House," US Attorney Ronald Machen said in a statement.

"He was motivated by hatred for the president and the desire to start a revolution against the federal government.

"This 25-year prison sentence demonstrates that anyone who comes to the nation's capital planning to use violence should expect to spend decades behind bars."

Ortega-Hernandez was arrested in Indiana, Pennsylvania less than a week after his attack.

According to the Justice Department, Ortega-Hernandez had made repeated anti-government statements beginning in 2010, branding Obama "the devil" and "the anti-Christ," while later describing himself as a "cold-hearted warrior of God."